Going for a holiday? Good chance you will be bring your smartphone along. For Facebook, WhatsApp etc.Use it to document your trip and not just for photos.
Tips for running your own home.
So now you have moved to your very own home. Here is a list of some stuff I have found useful for peace of mind when we started our own place. Don’t turn on the gas stove in the morning.…
National Geographic Photo Contest 2015
Count the number of bears. This photo and many more finalists in the National Geographic 2015 Photo contest. The grand prize winner
Hash and large files
You need to send off several large files. These may be the parts of a very a large zip file or multiple individual files. The receiver tried to open or merge the files together and get a bad data error message. How…
Android in 2016
What I want for Android in 2016. Google to issue a permanent fix to the nearly two year old bug. Mobile Radio Active. This has been around since the Lollipop Preview. Android Lollipop and Marshmallow launch has came and gone.…
In Conversation 12
Daughter: “Daddy did you studied History in Secondary One?” Me: “Yes, of course. Iraq is the cradle of civilization. By the rivers of Babylon!”, I started singing the Boney M song. Both kids: “ee, what is that?” Me: “Youtube time.”…
Google Play Services
The general rule of thumb with Google Play Services is to remove as many permissions as possible.
Keeping an old Android phone alive
I am trying to bring back my old Android phone, Samsung Galaxy S2 9100. The replacement of replacement of the original battery died. After a bit of scouting around, found one in a neighbourhood shop.
How to blacklist phone numbers
You want to blacklist phone numbers, that pesky telemarketer, property agent, last night’s Tinder date. Android has a feature to block the number, but this is lost when you reset your phone. Here is a method that will blacklist phone numbers.…
Exploring HTTPS encryption
This is a post on HTTPS encryption long time coming. I have been patching SSL/TLS vulnerabilities in various systems, so I thought I should put all my notes in one place. HTTPS encryption uses SSL and later TLS to protect…